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Procedure By Which a Student is Assigned an Advisor

• Entering Freshmen who have selected a major
  • Students are directed to the College of their choice during Freshman Clinic.
  • The Dean of the College directs those students who have selected a major to the Associate Dean/Chair or their designee of the School or Department offering the major.
    • The Chair or their designee assigns an advisor, identifies that individual to the student, and provides counseling for the initial enrollment. (In some instances, the Dean or Associate Dean of the College or School or his/her designee may assign the advisor and provide for the initial enrollment.)
    • Upon completion of the schedule construction process, the faculty member assisting the student retains the advisement folder and provides the student with name, office number, email address, and phone number of his/her advisor. The faculty member then assures that the folder is forwarded to the assigned advisor.
• Entering Freshmen who have not decided upon a major.
  
  Those students indicating an interest in a particular school but have not determined a major are
  • provided counseling for the initial enrollment by the Dean/Associate Dean of the College/School or his/her designee.
  • assigned an advisor and provided with the name, office number, email address, and phone number of his/her advisor by the Dean/Associate Dean of the College/School or his/her designee.
  • Once a schedule has been completed, the faculty member assisting the student retains the advisement folder and assures that the folder is forwarded to the assigned advisor.
• Transfer students
  • The student is directed to the Dean/Associate Dean or Chair of the College/School or department of his/her interest, normally by the Registrar’s Office.
  • Undeclared students are directed to the Office of the Dean/Associate Dean of their College/School of interest. Undeclared students are directed to the Office of the Dean of their school of interest. (In the School of Arts and Sciences, students are directed to the Dean.)

From this point the process is the same as that for entering Freshmen.